Best Dividend stocks

I must tell you upfront, I’m very proud to present my results after the first quarter of 2015. In fact, I’m REALLY proud since very few bloggers have the guts to post such bold confidence at the beginning of the year and post their updated results throughout the year as well. It’s easy to “hide” behind a solid stock analysis and without mention of what you expect from the stock price this year. It’s also very easy to pull out a list of the “top 10 dividend yield growers for the …

Continue Reading about Performance Report – 3 Months after My Best Dividend Stocks Picks

The US market started on a downer in January 2014 showing -2.70% (S&P 500). There were many investors who supposed that this one month trend would set the tone for the year. Well, if you were one of these investors, you have missed something. As at November 28th 2014, the S&P 500 posted a positive return of over 13% excluding dividend, 15.29% with dividend. In general, the stock market has become more volatile. We went through a few drops throughout the year, the most important being …

Continue Reading about Best Dividend Stocks for 2015 – Here’s my Top 4

I took a pause from updating my Best 2014 Dividend Stocks portfolios over the last couple of months as I felt it was redundant to repeat the same stuff over and over again. Now that we are approaching the final countdown to the end of 2014, it was time to make a last update before we pull out the final numbers. For the first time this year, both my portfolio lag their benchmarks. This sucks… but as many portfolio managers do in real life, I’ve followed my convictions and this time, I headed in …

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Wal-Mart just released its third quarter results with a great performance. To be honest, I think we were many to doubt about WMT’s ability to generate growth before the Holiday season. We will go through the main highlights of their reports, but first, we will analyze what Wal-Mart has been doing over the past five years and determine whether or not it should be part of your dividend portfolio.  Let’s see if “Save Money, Live Better” can translate into “Make Money, Invest Better”! This …

Continue Reading about Wal-Mart (WMT) Third Quarter Results + Why You Should Buy This Stock

    Let’s put it this way, while the US stock market is on a super bullish ride, McDonald’s has struggled with a flat return for the past two years. In fact, it’s a blessing the stock pays dividends because otherwise it would have been better to put your money in a money market fund if you only look at the stock appreciation since September 2012!   What is Happening with Mickey D? The optimist will tell you that: MCD is the leader in the fast food industry, It …

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